I've only ever travelled above the waves but can try to imagine what horrors the crew are going through,a submariner's nightmare. I am pessimistic that the belated rescue attempts will be in time, I fear that someone will be composing a ballad to a lost brave crew on the lines of the "Springhill Mine Disaster" soon.
On the Huntley thread Clive Cussler was mentioned. It may need a real-life Dirk Pitt to pull this off. We can only hope for calm seas and international cooperation.
Whatever the fate of the crew, the state of the vessel's reactor will raise serous environmental concerns. We are told the Russian naval bases are already badly contaminated by poorly maintained nuclear powered vessels.
RtS